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Atharva Veda 5.17.16: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 16

Sukta 17

नास्य॒ क्षेत्रे॑ पुष्क॒रिणी॒ नाण्डीकं॑ जायते॒ बिस॑म्। यस्मि॑न् रा॒ष्ट्रे नि॑रु॒ध्यते॑ ब्रह्मजा॒याचि॑त्त्या

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 5.17.16

nā́sya kṣétré puṣkaríṇī ná āṇḍī́kaṃ jā́yate bísam | yásmin rā́ṣṭre nirudhýate brahma-jā́yā-cíttyā

In his domain no lotus-pond is found; no lotus-fibre is there brought forth—within that realm which is shut and held in durance by the intent that touches the Brahman’s wife.

അവന്റെ പ്രദേശത്ത് താമരക്കുളം കാണപ്പെടുന്നില്ല; താമരയുടെ ബിസം (നാരു) പോലും അവിടെ ജനിക്കുന്നില്ല—ബ്രഹ്മന്റെ ഭാര്യയെ സ്പർശിക്കുന്ന (ബ്രഹ്മജായാ-ബന്ധമുള്ള) ചിത്ത്യാ/ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്താൽ ആ രാജ്യം അടച്ചു തടഞ്ഞ് തടവിൽ വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നിടത്ത്.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अस्यof this / of him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक: अ- / इदम्)
क्षेत्रेin the field/land
क्षेत्रे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्करिणीa lotus-pond / pond
पुष्करिणी:
कर्तृ (जायते इति)
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आण्डीकम्a bulb/tuber (egg-shaped swelling)
आण्डीकम्:
कर्तृ (जायते इति)
TypeNoun
Rootआण्डीक (प्रातिपदिक; अर्थे ‘कन्द/गोलक/अण्डाकार-गाठ’ इति)
जायतेis born / arises
जायते:
TypeVerb
Root√जन्
बिसम्lotus-fibre / lotus-stalk
बिसम्:
कर्तृ (जायते इति) / कर्म (अर्थानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootबिस (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (प्रातिपदिक)
राष्ट्रेin the realm/kingdom
राष्ट्रे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निरुध्यतेis restrained / is shut in / is blocked
निरुध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootनि + √रुध्
ब्रह्मजायाचित्त्याby the intent/plan of the Brahmin’s wife
ब्रह्मजायाचित्त्या:
करण
TypeNoun (compound) / Instrumental phrase
Rootब्रह्मजाया-चित्त्या (समास; प्रातिपदिक: ब्रह्मजाया + चित्त्या)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (hymn-level; varies by anukramaṇī tradition)

Devata: Brahmanical dharma as punitive force; implicitly Varuṇa-like binding power (niruddhi)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV political/curse stanzas)

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara

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